Bio-mimetic soft robots with artificial muscles

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5648, Issue , 2005, Pages 132-144

  Nakabo, Yoshihiro ^a   Mukai, Toshiharu ^a   Asaka, Kinji ^b  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial muscle; Bio inspired robot; High speed vision system; Ionic polymer actuator; IPMC; Multi DOF manipulator; Propulsive robot; Snake like robot; Soft actuator; Visual feedback

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MANIPULATORS; MUSCLE; POLYMERS; ROBOTS; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; BIO-INSPIRED ROBOT; IONIC POLYMER ACTUATOR; IPMC; MULTI-BOD MANIPULATOR; PROPULSIVE ROBOT; SNAKE-LIKE ROBOT; SOFT ACTUATOR; VISUAL FEEDBACK; VISUAL SENSING;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 18744416984     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.581825     Document Type: Conference Paper

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